Means for turning sheets of paper and the like in folding, ruling, and other machines



"0e16, 1931. HMASON- 1,826,624

MEANS FOR TURNING SHEETS OF PAPER AND THE LIKE IN FOLDING, RULING, AND OTHER HACHINES Filed June 16, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. '6,-\\ 193l. MASQN 7 1,826,624

- MEANS FOR TURNING SHEETS OF PAPER AND THE LIKE IN FOLDING, RULING, AND OTHER MACHINES Filed June 16, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR WW 177m Patented octfs, 1931 UNITED "STATES PATENT OFFIC HAROLD MASON, or HYDE, nnernnn'nssrenon TO SPENCER & coon, LIMITED, or

. A STALYBRIDGE, ENGLAND 1 MEANS FOR rename snnn'rs or PAPER Ann-THE LIKE mrornme; RULING, AND

o'rnnn MAcnmns Application 1116a June 16, 1930, Serial No. 461,288,;and Lin ere-at .Britain'J'uly, 8,'1929.

This invention has reference to means for turning sheets of paper or the like in 'machines for folding, ruling or otherwise operating upon such sheets, of the-kind in which the folding, ruling or other devices are are ranged parallel to one another and means are provided betweenpairs of the devices for so that the fold, rulingor other operation given or performed 'by the second device is at an angle to the preceding fold, ruling or other operation. I 1 V The invention has forits object to provide an improved means for effecting the turning of the sheets or the like in machines of the kind referred to. I

A turning means in accordance with the invention comprises a gripper adapted to receive and grip a sheet or the like after same has issued from the first of a pair of folding,

ruling or other devices, and to be then ro- '19 -(F1gs. 2 and which passes through -a .hole, in'. the lower-jaw 12 to form a rotary 'tated' through a right orother suitable angle to turn the sheet and then release the sheet or the like which continuesits travel to the second device whilethe gripper returns to 1 its originalposition.

In the accompanyingdrawings Fig. lis

. a longitudinal section Fig. 2 isa plan and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary end view of one form of sheet-turning means in accordance with the invention arrangedbetween two sets j p with one end ofa link 24, the other end of which' is slotted to embrace a shaft 26 and of parallel folding devices.

Referring to the drawings, X and Y indiv cate, respectively two folding devices arranged in suitably spaced parallel arrangement, and comprising as hitherto, rollers' 3 and reciprocatory vertical V ,.with which gears a; rack 30 slldably mounted m, m and 11 bladesw '1 Between the folding-devices X, Y are arranged, ashitherto, endless travelling tapes 1 4 which receivethe folded sheets as they is- I sue from the firstfolding device X, and convey them to the second folding device Y.

1 The tapes 4 are mounted onrollers 5, 6 which are driven by gears 5*, 6 The upper ensure the travel of thesheets .by the tapes there are associated with the latter balls 8- mounted in cages 9 adjustably mounted on bars 10, which are adjustably mounted above s'uring the travelof the sheets by the tapes -is wellknown in folding machines and does not here call for further description.

V turning the sheet or the like through an angle o 22 pivote'dat 23 in the bracket 14 The other" a cam 28 on, said' shaft.

runs of the tapes pass over a table 7 and to H the table 7,*so that'the balls 8 normally bear on the 'tapesfand hold the sheets in contact ltherewithlso that the sheets move with the tapes. Such an arrangementof balls for en- At a suitable point intermediate of the two folding devices X, Y there is provided arotary gripper comprising normally separated upper and lower horizontally arranged disc jaws 11,12, respectively. The lower jaw 12 is fixed on a tubular spindle 13 mounted ina [bracket 14 secured to the table 7 through which latter the spindle13 passes. The 11 driving connection between the two jaws and to also/position the upper jaw above the 7 lower jaw., j K I .The lower end of the tubular spindle 13. has

mounted on it a disc 20 with 'which engages a bowl 21 on one arm of a bellcrank lever arm of the bell-crank lever 22 is connected carries a bowl 27 adapted to co-operate with i Integral with the disc 20 onthe lower-end of the tubular spindle 13 is aftoothed wheel 29 inlthe; bracket 1 14. The rack 20 is connected which is slotted to. embrace the shaft 26 and carries a bowl 32 adapted to c -Operate with a cam. 33 v on the shaft which is driven from any suitable moving member of the machine.

In'operation, a folded sheet issuing fromi'i95 the first folding: device X is received by the tapes 4 and travelledfhereby until its leading edge enters between the disc jaws 11, 12, as shown in dot-and-dash lines at 34, Fig. 2.

The cam 28 on the shaft 26 by its engagement flOO With the bowl 27 then operates the link 24 to rock the bellgoranlgflever 22 which lifts thelower disc jaw 12 to grip the sheet; At this moment the. link, '31 is operated by "the en gagement of the camse Withtheibovvl32; t0 1 1 -l e slide the rack 30 to'actuate' the vvheel 29 to turnfthe gripper and the/sheet through'909 and. with. itsformer leading edge against the 'fence or register 17, as shown in dot-and-dash. -.j;

lines at 35 in Fig. 2; 'As soon as the sheet is turnedthe earns 28, .33 release the lows 1e27,;

v 1 -32and the partsof'the gripper are returned 1 to'their initial positions by the springs 24,

31 :,Which ha-Veoheoftheir-'endsfconnecte r w h k fl 3 re pe ve y; andhei .v

other ends anchored on the bracket 14K} The .itiurned sheetis then travelled hy the tapes Lto the-second: folding device Y by means of f f J Which it is folded-in aidireotionatright an; gles to the fold made-b tlieffiljstl foldingde? 'r means fQ Iraising saidlowerijaw'relatively to f 7 or .said upper jawyandmeansffor rotating the vice X.

. It will be apparentthat the'operations of 1 1 the cams28, 33'must be appropriately timed I Y relatively to the travel of the sheetsas theyissue frointhe first/folding device X,

i Althoughthe invention has been exe nplil ified in itsapplie'ation to the turning of she'ets I 1' i for folding operations, it will be manifest 1 thattheinvention is equallyapplieable tothe 7 turning of sheets forfrulingor other'opera-f r 'tions." ,5 i

WhatIclaim as'm invention and desire to v secure, by Letters Patent is I .1. In achines for foldin ,ri ling or otherwise operatingyupon sheets of .paperor the like; the combination-withjnieans foreonve'y- 111g a she'et' "from one to the other of a pairoff 1 folding, ruling or other devices,of'a"gripper f1 adaptedt'o reeeifve and gripas'heet after same? w 1 has iss'iied'from the first of, said devices and to'be then rotated to turn thesheet'through a I desired' angleandto thenreleasethesheet and f return to its original position.-

Ina machine a'ccordmgto tliie jireeed- 1:

M [ing c1'ain1,;a, grippercomprismg ilppljfind '7 lower-jaws normally separatedto receive the sheet.; m'eans for' elosing said jawstofg ripthe 1 shee't;and' ineansgrfor rotating the ja wstogether to :turn the Sheet.

3. .iln a.mach"ne a'ecordingItoclaini1,1afi" I grip r :goniprisiriga lower disc jav v oarried byat ibplarspindldan upperjaw harried by i fa sp indle inonnted in said tubular spindle5ja V. V

rotary driving eonnection between said jaws,

said lower jaw.

awe I ,In'witness hereof have" H ROLDMASoNQit 

